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Belgium wants additional F-35 jets to be 'as European as possible,' says defense minister

• MUNICH - As part of discussions between Belgium and US giant Lockheed Martin for a potential deal covering 11 additional F-35A fifth-generation fighter jets, Brussels is pushing

FCAS may survive, but next-gen fighter negotiations all but dead: Industry source

• MUNICH - Industrial codevelopment of the French-German-Spanish Next-Generation Fighter (NGF) is almost certainly headed for collapse, with negotiations between Airbus and Dassaul

Saab, Babcock bank on Arrowhead 120 design for Sweden's next frigate

• STOCKHOLM - This spring, Sweden is expected to decide on one of its largest defense procurements since the Cold War. • The addition of four new frigates to the Royal Swedish Navy

Lessons learned at Steel Knight 25: Operating within and as a kill web

• This is the latest in a series of semi-regular columns by Robbin Laird, where he will tackle current defense issues through the lens of more than 45 years of defense expertise in

New information warfare squadrons will increase readiness and lethality at sea: Officer

• WEST 2026 - A new pilot forinformation warfaresquadrons within carrier strike groups will better operationalize information warfare in the fleet and improve IW lethality at sea,

Estonians in Saudi Arabia for 'first steps' in potential defense procurement team-up: Official

• WORLD DEFENSE SHOW 2026 - Estonian officials came to Riyadh this week to feel out ways to facilitate bilateral procurement of defense technology with Saudi Arabia, a senior Eston

Navy to experiment with tailored force pairing with Theodore Roosevelt deployment: SWO boss

• WEST 2026 - The Navy will start experimenting with new pairings of unmanned vessels and carrier strike groups this year as it tests its new tailored force approach, the service’s

HASC chair 'optimistic' FY27 budget request coming in March

• Mike Rogers (R-AL), the chair of the House Armed Services Committee, is expecting the Pentagon’s budget request for fiscal 2027 to come sometime in March, he told Breaking Defens

Germany's Helsing, HENSOLDT team up on autonomous systems for Euro CCA

• WASHINGTON - Germany’s Helsing and HENSOLDT are joining forces to develop ‘AI-enabled combat air systems,’ by way of upgrading Helsing’s CA-1 autonomous aircraft, according toa s

Project Hecate: The Space Force's quiet effort to keep GPS survivable after 2040

• WASHINGTON -Alarmed by the ever-growing vulnerability of the venerableGlobal Positioning System (GPS)constellation to adversary attack, the Space Force has quietly been working t

CYBERCOM 2.0 could provide lessons for how Navy identifies tech talent

• WEST 2026 - Cyber Command 2.0 will provide ’exciting initiatives’ that can be replicated for Navy service personnel in cybersecurity or IT roles, according to a top official. • '

How to operate drones in a battlespace where GPS can't be trusted

• In a crowded UAS landscape, platforms matter. • But trusted autonomy, especially in denied environments, and sovereign control over how it’s used, are differentiators today. • We

DHS taps Fortem to defend US World Cup venues from drones

• WASHINGTON - Airspace security company Fortem Technologies will protect 2026 FIFA World Cup matches in the US from hostile drones under a ‘multimillion-dollar order’ from the Dep

Fleet cybersecurity funding to see 'increased investment' in FY27 budget request: Navy official

• WEST 2026 - The Navy’s upcoming budget request will include a focused pot of money to increase cybersecurity aboard the fleet, the department’s principal cyber adviser told Break

Thermonat makes nanoscale thermal prediction practical for real-world chip design

• DARPA’s Thermonat program tackles heat management in sub‑10‑nm chips, a critical barrier to performance. • Existing commercial tools miss nanoscale heat flow; atomistic methods a

RACER's finish line

• Breadcrumb Home News RACERâ s Finish Line RACERâ s finish line How DARPA’s autonomy program revolutionized off-road robotics, creating new warfighter capabilities The promise ofD

Lift Challenge now accepting applications

• Breadcrumb Home News Lift Challenge Now Accepting Applications Lift Challenge now accepting applications Applicants receive flight windows based on the order in which theyâ re ac

Join DARPA for an office-wide industry day in Orlando in January

• Breadcrumb Home News Join DARPA For An Office-wide Industry Day In Orlando In January Join DARPA for an office-wide industry day in Orlando in January D3 connects innovators with

DART and MSAI triumph at DARPA Triage Challenge

• Breadcrumb Home News DART and MSAI Triumph At DARPA Triage Challenge DART and MSAI triumph at DARPA Triage Challenge In Challenge Event 2, teams drive mass casualty tool advancem

Energy-aware machine learning

• Breadcrumb Home News Energy-aware Machine Learning Energy-aware machine learning New program aims to strike balance between energy usage and performance Traditional machine learn

Sensor-guided robots could boost lifesaving combat casualty care

• Breadcrumb Home News Sensor-guided Robots Could Boost Lifesaving Combat Casualty Care Sensor-guided robots could boost lifesaving combat casualty care Program aims to stop intern

DARPA, State of New Mexico establish framework to advance quantum computing

• Breadcrumb Home News DARPA, State of New Mexico Establish Framework To Advance Quantum Computing DARPA, State of New Mexico establish framework to advance quantum computing Agree

From fragile to field-ready: RoQS program launches first phase

• Breadcrumb Home News From Fragile To Field-ready: RoQS Program Launches First Phase From fragile to field-ready: RoQS program launches first phase Robust Quantum Sensors program